The Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt announced to AFP on Friday February 3 that the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) had upheld the offense of "
favouritism
" in the case of two works of art received as gifts in 2017.
In a briefing note addressed to his lawyer, "
the prosecution considers that there is only one grievance, in this case a formal offense of favoritism in a 2009 public contract
", declared Olivier Dussopt to AFP, adding that "
no corruption
" is alleged against him.